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The Next ‘Dead Rising’ Will Use the Unreal Engine
Capcom Vancouver is ditching the engine they built to (re)animate the undead hordes in their gritty-ish reboot of the tonally challenged Dead Rising franchise in favor of a partnership with Epic Games. The studio will be working exclusively with the Unreal Engine 4 from here on out.
Building an engine is tough. They’re complex, expensive things that can take years and many, many mountains of money to develop. The Forge engine isn’t solely responsible for making the world of Dead Rising 3 resemble a genuine zombie apocalypse, but it did populate the screen with thousands of hungry ghouls, literally, while simultaneously delivering one of the most visually impressive launch titles of this console generation.
It will be interesting to see how much of an impact, if any, this change will have on the next game in the series. If you’re interested in finding that out before the rest of us, they’re hiring.
Epic’s Fortnite is heading for another crossover, this time with Universal Orlando and Halloween Horror Nights. The title’s annual Fortnitemares Halloween event will be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort in a new scare zone, kicking off on August 28.
For those not in the know, Scare zones are themed, open-air areas where guests and actors roam around freely.
This is the first time Fortnite will be featured during the after-hours event, which will run from August 28 until November 1. Tickets and packages are on sale now at the official site.
Per the press release, guests will enter Freaky Fields, a Halloween-inspired living battleground that’s been “overcome with a threatening force.” From there, fans will meet up with the Battle Bus, featuring familiar Fortnitemares characters, including “a few new additions exclusive to Halloween Horror Nights.”
And of course, there will be Fortnitemares merchandise available for fans, including a graphic t-shirt, decal set, and an acrylic collectible piece.
Fortnitemares won’t be the only featured property at this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also be getting its own scare zone. Sinners, Stranger Things, Hellraiser, and Evil Dead Burn will also be part of the event, though they will be relegated to their own specific houses.
And while it’s early yet, gamers can probably expect Fortnitemares to return to Fortnite this October.
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